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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the saint who was injured by arrows in a picture Bartle saw in a cathedral?
(a) Robert.
(b) John.
(c) Sebastian.
(d) Theresa.

2. In Chapter 4, what did a runner bring from battalion headquarters?
(a) Food.
(b) New orders.
(c) Mail.
(d) Weapons and ammunition.

3. What was the interpreter studying in Chapter 1 when the war came?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Literature.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Law.

4. What could Bartle and Murph hear in Chapter 4 as they watched fires on the hillside?
(a) Howling.
(b) Soft keening.
(c) Sobbing.
(d) Crying.

5. What was the total number of soldiers including Murph and Bartle that watched the streets and alleys of Al Tafar throughout the night?
(a) 22.
(b) 23.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

6. In Chapter 2, how many men were in the room in the battalion barracks including Murph and Bartle?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

7. What color were Murph's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Hazel.

8. Where was Bartle in Chapter 3?
(a) Texas.
(b) Germany.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Virginia.

9. What did Sterling find at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Body.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Booby trap.
(d) Fruit.

10. How old was Sgt. Ezekiel Vasquez when he was killed by small-arms fire in Baqubah, Iraq?
(a) 24.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 25.

11. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle hear that seemed like it was coming straight for his bed?
(a) Semi.
(b) Pickup truck.
(c) Car.
(d) Train.

12. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) October 2004.
(b) September 2004.
(c) April 2005.
(d) March 2005.

13. What color was the bargirl's hair who Bartle saw in Chapter 3?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

14. In Chapter 4, what color was Murph's girlfriend's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

15. In Chapter 2, what does Bartle learn later that the weather was when Mrs. Murphy read the letter he wrote in Murph's name?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Stormy.
(d) Sunny.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is Mrs. Murphy's job?

2. In Chapter 3, what was the season in Iraq that Bartle remembers as being distinctive?

3. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the bridge that Bartle and his mother crossed on their way home from the airport?

4. In Chapter 1, what color jalopies did people ride in in Al Tafar?

5. In Chapter 2, what color does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy's hair was when he met her for the first time?

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